Notice:The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program has recently experienced a tremendous increase in new offers. Due to the large number of new offers currently in process, it could take up to 12 months before your offer is evaluated.

GSA's practice is to evaluate offers in the order in which they are received. However, GSA may give priority to processing certain offers when circumstances dictate, such as when a federal agency Contracting Officer specifically requests an expedited offer review in order to meet a pending requirement that will be procured under the MAS program, or when there a need for GSA to bring strategically critical new products or services to market in order to meet federal customer needs.

Lighting Fixtures and Accessories, Indoor Emergency Lighting, Reading Lights, Lighting Sensor Systems ; 563-25, Plumbing Products and Bathroom Fixtures; 563-28,Industrial and Commercial Electric and Gas Water Heaters, Boiled Water Heaters, including options and accessories, either by new offer or modification must meet the following Government standards.Executive Order 13514 (http://www.fedcenter.gov/programs/eo13514/) requires that 95% of all new contracts include products that are energy-efficient (ENERGY STAR qualified or Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) designated).In order to begin implementation of that order, GSA has designated these three SINs on Schedule 56, which will require "green" qualifications where applicable.For SIN206-4, all light bulbs including fixtures with light bulbs, must meet Energy Star orFederal Energy Management Program (FEMP) requirements (where applicable), and be qualified Energy Star or FEMP compliant.Energy Star lighting specifications can be obtained through the website at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_specs.luminaires.Information on how products earn the ENERGY STAR label can be found at

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_how_earn.Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.Product designation process for FEMP can be found at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/eep_fempdesignatedproducts.html.For SIN 563-25 all toilets, urinals, bathroom faucets and shower heads must meet WaterSense requirements and be certified as WaterSense compliant by obtaining certification through the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at http://www.epa.gov/Watersense/about_us/watersense_label.html.For SIN 563-28, all gas water heaters must meet either Energy Star or Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) requirements and be certified Energy Star or FEMP compliant. Certification for Energy Star can be obtained through the website at www.energystar.gov.

Product designation process for FEMP can be found at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/eep_fempdesignatedproducts.html.The offeror must make an affirmative statement that the products offered are compliant with the applicable standard and the products are listed on the Energy Star, FEMP or EPA website.Dealers using their own part numbers must also list the corresponding manufacturer part number.To determine if you are submitting items that are listed in one of the luminaries specifications for items offered under SIN 206 4 please go to http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_specs.luminaires and review the ENERGY STAR Luminaries V1.0 Final Specification document.If the products offered meet the eligibility criteria they must be ENERGY STAR qualified. If they do not meet the criteria (i.e. - there is no available specifications for the items offered), please make that attestation in writing.The solicitation will remain in effect until it is replaced by a refreshed solicitation. The Federal Supply Schedule period is continuous; contract periods commence on the date of award (DOA) and expire five years from the DOA unless further extended pursuant to option clause, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Evergreen), which allows the Government to extend the contract three additional five-year periods, not to exceed a total of twenty years. All contracts will be indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with a $2500 guaranteed minimum for the contract period. All contracts to be awarded include Industrial Funding provisions. The Trade Agreements Act applies to this solicitation. Small Business Set-Aside provisions will be addressed in the individual product/services attachments to the solicitation. Paper offers will no longer be accepted for this schedule.The section at the beginning of the Vendor Response Document providing instructions for submitting a paper offer should be disregarded; Schedule 56 is a mandatory eOffer schedule.For questions regarding submission of offers under Schedule 056, Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies, Solicitation 7FCI-F8-03-0056-B contact Haley Naegele at 817-850-8444, or via email at haley.naegele@gsa.gov ; or Cheryl Goff at 817-850-8205, or via email at cheryl.goff@gsa.gov.